Fiona McIntosh (born 1960) is an English-born Australian author of adult and children's books. She was born in Brighton, England and between the ages of three and eight, travelled a lot to Africa due to her father's work. At the age of nineteen, she travelled first to Paris and later to Australia, where she has lived ever since. In 2007, she released a crime novel, Bye Bye Baby, under the pen name of Lauren Crow; however, the pen name was dropped for the republished edition of Bye Bye Baby and for the sequel, Beautiful Death. Published works Adult fiction Trinity Betrayal (2001) Revenge (2002) Destiny (2002) The Quickening Myrren's Gift (2003) Blood and Memory (2004) Bridge of Souls (2004) Percheron Odalisque (2005) Emissary (2006) Goddess (2007) Valisar Royal Exile (2008) Tyrant's Blood (2009) King's Wrath (2010) Jack Hawksworth series Bye Bye Baby (2007, writing under the pen-name Lauren Crow) Beautiful Death (2009) Mirror Man (2021) Dead Tide (2023) Other novels Fields of Gold (2010) The Lavender Keeper (2012) The Scrivener's Tale (2012, standalone novel set in the world of The Quickening) The French Promise (2013, sequel to The Lavender Keeper) The Tailor's Girl (2013) Tapestry (2014) Nightingale (2014) The Last Dance (2015) On The Scent of Purfume: The Making of the Perfumer's Secret (2015) The Perfumer's Secret (2015) The Chocolate Tin (2016) The Tea Gardens (2017) The Pearl Thief (2018) The Diamond Hunter (2019) The Champagne War (2020) The Spy’s Wife (2021) The Orphans (2022) Short stories The Batthouse Girl (2009) in Thanks for the Mammaries (ed. Sarah Darmody) Children's fiction Shapeshifter Severo's Intent (2007) Saxten's Secret (2007) Wolf Lair (2007) King of the Beasts (2007) Other works The Whisperer (2009) The Rumpelgeist (2012) Non fiction How To Write Your Blockbuster (2015) References External links Fiona McIntosh's website Fiona McIntosh's Facebook Page Australian fantasy writers Australian crime writers Australian people of Scottish descent English people of Scottish descent English emigrants to Australia People from Brighton 1960 births Living people Women science fiction and fantasy writers Australian women novelists Women mystery writers 21st-century pseudonymous writers Pseudonymous women writers